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Posted on April 30, 2020
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I got behind… again I got distracted… again There was other stuff going on… again Like last year When I didn’t finish And the year before When I barely finished So why This year of all years When there is more reason than ever… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 22: NaPoWriMo Blues”
Category: health, mental health, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: 2020, Coronavirus, covid-19, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, inspiration, lockdown, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, quarantine, writer’s block, writing
Posted on April 30, 2020
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It almost seems Pathetic To complain When we have a roof A house Money coming in- less, mind So much less And no help from on high Thanks to creeping criteria And tape not so much red As blue-blood coloured Fuck the Tories Fuck… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 21: Lockdown Blues”
Category: health, mental health, parenting, poetry, UncategorizedTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, crisis schooling, Depression, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, home education, lockdown, mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, quarantine, school, self-isolation, social distancing
Posted on April 12, 2020
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Content Warning: Blood, donating blood, sickness. Inspired by the NaPoWriMo Website’s prompt to take a line from a poetry bot on Twitter and turn it into a poem. And tales of human blood, Oh, dear digital Shelley, these are The tales for our times… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 8: And Tales of Human Blood”
Category: health, history, mental health, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, Crisis, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, Legacy, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, nhs, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, politics
Posted on April 11, 2020
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He came down the stairs In jeans and a smart t-shirt I’d almost forgotten What outdoor clothes looked like Didn’t we live in Comfies now? Loungewear and PJs? “Date night!” he exclaims! And I clap in delight. Such a thing, to be treated like… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 6: Date Night”
Category: childhood, health, mental health, parenting, poetry, UncategorizedTags: babies, Coronavirus, date night, datenight, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, isolation, kids, lockdown, marriage, married life, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self-isolation, toddlers
Posted on April 11, 2020
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I told a friend “Today was tough Tough as old boots Tough like old leather Tough like the steak I sent back And worried about the chef spitting on Tough like the conversation I had to have With a toxic person Another toxic person… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 4: Tough Like Old Leather”
Category: health, mental health, poetry, Politics, UncategorizedTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, friendship, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, isolation, kids, lockdown, love, mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, politics
Posted on April 2, 2020
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I cried last night I guess I already told you But it’s rare for me Despite chronic depression A range of anxieties Suspected other conditions Where diagnosis only failed through Lack of time and effort So I feel sad, a lot But I rarely… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 1: The Fallen”
Category: feminism, health, mental health, observation, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: anxiety, April, April poetry, Coronavirus, covid-19, death, Depression, end the stigma, mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, National Poetry Writing Month, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self-isolation, Sorrow, writing
Posted on March 28, 2020
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Day 12 of being in the house and practicing proper social distancing. Day 8 of full isolation due to symptoms. Day 5 of UK lockdown. I got really emotional this morning. No idea why. I have so much to do, so many tasks to… Continue Reading “Willingly Isolated”
Category: followers, health, mental health, pagan, Uncategorized, writingTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, health, mental health, online support, pagan, pagan federation, Saturday chat, saturdaychat, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing, symbolism, writing
Posted on March 27, 2020
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Covid-19 U.K. lockdown day 4, self isolation day 7, social distancing day 11; I think. Starting to lose track now! This blog post is slightly self-indulgent, but I think we all deserve a little self-indulgence from time to time! I’ve been going through my… Continue Reading “Writing for Change”
Category: followers, health, mental health, observation, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: accounts, Coronavirus, covid-19, equality, inclusive, paid writing, positive, self isolating, self-indulgent, self-isolation, social distancing, taxes, work from home, writing
Posted on March 22, 2020
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Break up the boredom with our Online Moot which is all about trees. The Pagan Federation hosts this two hour event for the Spring Equinox which you can dip in and out of. Hear some great music, take part in discussions, and wind down… Continue Reading “Online Moot Today!”
Category: health, mental health, pagan, societyTags: moot, nature, online moot, outdoors, pagan, pagan community, pagan federation, self-isolation, social distancing, spring, spring equinox, trees
Posted on March 20, 2020
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Blessings of Alban Eilir, the Light of the Earth. Praise the new shoots bursting up through the ground, may we have their resilience to push on through. Please come join us this weekend for the Pagan Federation Spring Equinox Online Moot which is all… Continue Reading “Merry Spring Equinox!”
Category: environment, health, mental health, pagan, societyTags: Alban Eilir, equinox, pagan, pfonlinemoots, pfspringequinoxmoot, self isolating, social distancing, spring equinox, stay safe stay home
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